As per case facts, the Petitioner was appointed as a teacher in a school and later terminated. The termination was challenged, and the High Court set it aside due to ... natural justice violation, directing the school to pay back wages. The Court also observed that the District Education Officer (DEO) should consider the Petitioner as a supernumerary teacher if other similar teachers received such benefits. Despite repeated court directives, the DEO rejected the Petitioner's claim, citing the initial appointment as illegal and void ab initio for not conforming to the relevant Act. The Petitioner then filed the current Writ Petition, offering to forgo back wages if pension benefits were granted. The question arose whether the Petitioner, whose appointment was illegal and void, was entitled to supernumerary teacher status and associated retiral benefits, including pension. Finally, the Court concluded that since the Petitioner's appointment was in contravention of statutory provisions and thus illegal and void ab initio, the Petitioner was correctly not considered a supernumerary teacher and is not entitled to any retiral benefits, including pension.